St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-01
THE CATTLE MEN.
They Meet at Kansas City and
Talk About Pleuro-Pneumoni

They Meet at Kansas City and
Talk About Pleuro-Pneumonia
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 31.-The Consoli-
dated Cattle Growers Association of the
United States assembled In annual con-
vention at the Coates opera house this
afternoon. A little over 100 delegates
were present, but they came from
nearly every state and territory in the
Union. The time until 8 O'Clock was
occupied by a cowboy band OF Dodge
City, who appeared in regulation frontier
costume, including revolvers. Shortly
after 3 O'Clock Mayor Kumpf delivered
brief address formally welcoming the
followed by Hon. z. Ii. Allen, president
of the board of trade. President ID. w.
Smith, of the association, and DIR.
Ames, of Montana, replied on behalf
of the visitors. w. III. Hines, of Mlchi-
gan, was selected as temporary chair
man, after which the usual committees
were appointed. Pending their reports
Norman j. Colman, commissioner of
agriculture, was introduced. He began
by saying that the cattle industry OF this
country, representing Loo, 100000, was
under cloud of misfortune at present.
but he was satisfied that the population
VI tiiC NOunlly 10 AetA AiOAN
rapidly than is the beef supply, and
that this circumstance would rectify
matters. He then proceeded to read
a semi-Official statement of the work OF
his department in fighting pleuro-pneu-
mOnia. After summarizing the apprO-
priatiOns and authority given by con-
gress to the bureau for the purpose of
DISCRIMINATING the plague, Mr.. Cotman
said that he had prepared series of
rules and regulations which he sent to
the governors of the various states and
territories with the request that they co
operate in the observance of them.
Thirty-One states and territories had re-
SpOnded and promised their assistance.
He had also submitted TO the state leg
islatures an act providing for state CO.
operation. This bill became a law in
Rhode Island, Virginia, New York and
Illinois. In regard to the actual work
of the department he mentioned that
Cook county, Illinois, and a
number of counties III New
York and Maryland had been
placed in quarantine. A circular had
been issued to railroads asking their CO.
operation, and he was pleased to state
that very effective assistance had been
rendered by the railroads in refusing to
ship diseased cattle and in showing
ulSpOSlIiOll W kttp ClOdh
and in good condition. From Jan. l to
Oct. Is, of the present year, the inspec-
tors of the bureau of animal industry
had examined 1865 herds containing
80, 1886 head of cattle. Of these Ats herds,
containing 6.956 cattle, were placed in
special quarantine and 200 were found
to be diseased. This did not include
the Chicago quarantine. MIR. COlman,
in saying that the disease had been
eradicated from Cook county, Illinois,
remarked that the quarantine would be
removed about Dec. |, and paid high
compliment to Prof. Law, who had
charge of the work, DR.. Salmon, of the
bureau of animal industry, and the Hi
nois state board. Continuing he said:
Maryland and New York have beenthe
worst hot-beds of the disease. For years ii
has existed in Maryland and defied all at
tempts to extirpate it. The cities OF New
York, Brooklyn and Baltimore and their
suburbs have for forty years been plague
spots, whence the disease has has spread to
other parts of the country. But in Maryland
we now have things under control. The sys-
TEN which proved so successful in Chicago
is now i'll operation under the direction of
Prof. Law and we have hopes of entirely de-
stroying it in short time.
The commissioner then read statistics
of the number of herds examined and
quarantined in Maryland, New Jersey
and New York and spoke encourag-
ingly of affairs in the latter state, where
the legislature and governor have in
vited the placing of the whole business
under government control. In regard
to the needs of the bureau for the next
year, Mr.. Colman said that about all
that was necessary was sufficient ap-
preparation. as the work was progress
ing smoothly and Systematically. In
conclusion the commissioner said:
have not alluded to the fact that the dis
ease has been stamped out i'll Missouri, where
one Illinois bull coming into the state at Full
ton caused a quarantine against the whole
state and loss to cattle men of 81 100000.
l have not alluded 10 the fact that it has been
stamped out in Kentucky. where the amount
of loss was 81 600, 900. 1t has been estimated
that cattle disease in the past forty five years
has cost Great Britain $500, 0OO,0 900, yet it
exists there to day almost as bad as 1t ever
did. They have strong laws, but they leave
the execution of them TO the local author
tiles. The disease needs heroic treatment. In
Scotland il is so bad to-day that, upon my
recommendation this country has declared
quarantine against all Scotch cattle. APP
plause.] 1t has been my ambition to see the
disease wiped out until not a trace of 1t shall
remain, and within q year and half l eX-
pect to have this ambition gratified. And |
will say that it may be a wise idea TO quaran-
tine against all Europe, which has been the
hot bed of diseases which afterwards afflicted
this country. Loud applause.
After paying compliment to the cat
tie growers and the cattle of this cOun-
try. the commissioner retired. His pa
per, as we'll as all other matters pertain
ing to pleurO-pneumOnia, were made the
special order tomorrow.